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  1. 1. learning | 15 Oct 2012

    Leap from space

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » "The door has opened," says the TV announcer as Daredevil Felix Baumgartner prepares to start his jump from 39km above the Earth that saw him break the sound barrier and reach speeds above 1300km/hr. Photo from Youtube v...

  2. 2. lifestyle | 13 Apr 2013

    Stars of space

    PAGE TURNER

    By Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Newspaper section: Muse

    » Clever creative design can not only make the best use of space, but it can also make a house really eye-catching. And if you are looking for a book that offers fresh modern interior design ideas that use space in the mos...

  3. 3. news | 10 May 2013

    Crisis on Intl Space Station

    By AFP

    » Russian and US space experts were scrambling to address a "very serious" ammonia leak outside the International Space Station that may require astronauts to perform an emergency spacewalk, a Russian official said on Frid...

  4. 4. news | 12 Apr 2013

    Putin unveils $50 bn Russian space drive

    By AFP

    » President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the ...

  5. 5. tech | 21 Apr 2013

    Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions

    By AFP

    » European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses crowd-sourced data from its manoeuvres...

  6. 6. news | 28 Apr 2013

    Russian astronauts to take Olympic torch on space walk

    By AFP

    » Russian astronauts will take an unlit Olympic torch on a space walk ahead of the country's hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the deputy head of the Russian space agency said on Sunday.

  7. 7. news | 23 May 2013

    Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk

    By AFP

    » A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said Thursday.

  8. 8. tech | 13 May 2013

    Space tourism won't hurt environment: Branson

    By AFP

    » British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.

  9. 9. news | 24 May 2013

    Trip into space with DiCaprio costs $1.55m

    By AFP

    » Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic, and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million euros (1.5 million) to be...

  10. 10. news | 19 May 2013

    Mice, gerbils perish in Russia space flight

    By AFP

    » A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule destined to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights perished during their journey, scientists said Sunday as the month-long missi...

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